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Jim Lad
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Bob, Apart from repairing that port brace, she still needs quite a few rope coils and, of course, anchors. John -
I'm not exactly sure, but on reflection, that deck layout looks very similar to Cutty Sark. John
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Just like looking down into the real ship, Gary! John
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Henry, It actually says that those deck plans were used as part of the reconstruction of Ariel's deck plan. John
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Janos - Thanks, mate - hope to finish her this week. Tony - Thanks. He'd probably still ask if I was sure I was doing it right! John
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Amanda by Tblack - FINISHED - RESTORATION
Jim Lad replied to TBlack's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Wow! She's really coming alive, Tom! John -
Raise or lower the rudder for more or less 'bite' - very clever! John
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I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who does re-makes, Piet. A submarine with a nice little dinghy, no less! very flash! John
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Nice looking bottle screws, Piet. I promise not to tell anyone that they're over scale! John
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Fair enough! John
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Congratulations, Meredith - she looks terrific! John
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Getting back to the original (sort of) subject; here in Australia, the South Australian gulf ketches didn't have any er, facilities, and the crew had to hang over the side clutching the shrouds. Answering a call of nature was known as ' doing a lee sider'. Now, perhaps, back to the rigging! John
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Nicely done, Danny. Why did you make the light swing upwards instead of sideways? John
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Very nice, Meredith! John
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It's great to see some more progress, Remco. John
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That looks an interesting project, Dan. Is there anything at all about Queen Anne's Revenge that you can rely on? John
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Nicely fitted deck, Augie. Couldn't you get some from east of the Mississippi? John
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Hmmm, looks like you have a problem with the plans. Everything I've been able to find shows her as being flush decked with a spar decking anchor deck forward. John
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Welcome back, mate! John
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Spencer, Which Ariel are you building? I believe the famous tea clipper build by Steel in 1865 was flush decked, while your plan shows a ship with a raised poop and forecastle. John
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Kester, Not sure about the practice at the time of your cutter, but in the late 19th century, when these types of windlasses were still very much in use on smaller craft, the practice was to heave as much cable around the windlass as was required for anchoring and flake it down on deck ready for letting go. I would suppose that the same system was used earlier. With the cable around the windlass drum and the anchor securely lashed, nothing's going to go anywhere but, having said that, accidents still happen and there have been cases of modern ships suddenly finding themselves with an anchor and cable hanging off the bow and held only by the clench in the chain locker. John
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Looking good, Popeye! Nice job on the lateen spanker yard gaff thingy (otherwise known as 'the stick across the other stick')! John
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Beats me, mate! John
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Richard, I you have a good quality saw, cutting your own isn't too much of a hassle at all. You can then also start to source your own timber, which is even better! John
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